As the name suggests, cream cheese is a soft fresh cheese obtained from milk and cream. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, cream cheese should possess at least 33% milk fat, pH ranging from 4.4 to 4.9 and moisture content which is not more than 55%. Different nations define cream cheese differently, that is, having different ratios of nutrients like Canadian standard specify cream cheese to have at least 30% fat content. Cream cheese can absorb odors and should be wrapped and refrigerated for storage purpose. Cream cheese is consumed by mixing it with spices and herbs or with other cheeses. Cream cheese is similar to cottage cheese but is having high-fat content. Cream cheese is sometimes used with, or in place of butter in the production of cookies and cream cake frostings.

Market Drivers and Trends:

Cream cheese is an unripened cheese known for its smooth texture and sweet acidic taste. In regions such as the United States, cream cheese is highly used for spread and filling of sandwiches, also in baking for cheesecake, and constitutes as a component of few pastries and frostings. The various manufacturers are using cream cheese in the production of various desserts such as usage of cream cheese in the production of cream cheese based ready-to-eat cheesecake filling. In current era, the utilization of cream cheese as an ingredient of different beverages has increased because of the change in lifestyles of the consumers such as changing dining habits of the consumers which diverts the consumers towards restaurants for consumption of unique beverages, growth of multi-cuisine restaurants which promotes innovation of the new products, and growth of travel and tourism of the public which in turn increases the consumption of various desserts.

Market Segmentation:

The global cream cheese market is segmented on the basis of product type, flavors, end use and distribution channel. On the basis of product type, cream cheese market can be segmented as regular cream cheese and low-fat cream cheese. Low-fat cream cheese possesses 40% fewer calories and half the fat than regular cream cheese. Regular cream cheese has less protein, and calcium content than low-fat version. On the basis of flavor, cream cheese market can be segmented as blueberry, pineapple, salmon, jalapeno, raspberry, strawberry, garden vegetable, roasted garlic and others. Though cream cheese is available in a wide variety of flavors, even plain cream cheese is also a very popular product. On the basis of end use, cream cheese market can be segmented into commercial, and household uses. On the basis of the distribution channel, cream cheese market can be segmented into modern trade, specialty stores, convenience store, online stores and other retail stores.

Market Regional Outlook:

The regional segment for the market of vegan mayonnaise is divided into seven different regions: Western Europe, North America, Eastern Europe, Latin America, APEJ, Middle East & Africa and Japan. Cream Cheeses is one of the most popular soft cheese products in North America where it is used to enrich toppings, dips, sweet & savory dishes, and desserts. In European regions, cream cheese is eaten as a cheese rather than as a spread such as in Italy, cream cheese is served in salads. In the US, low-fat cream cheese is often marketed as Neufchatel.

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